Thanks for the splits but I couldnt find a game log but I dug and found this.

Leone was hitting .460 after the game on Apr 23rd. Since then he has gone 12-63 (.190). His only multihit games in that span were the last 2 nights so he maybe coming out of his funk.

If you werent going to bring him up in April you're certainly not going to now.

Like every other player he is going to have his ups and downs over the course of a season, but I think he has a major league bat and I would like to see him get a chance. Offensively, I dont think he could have done worse than Blum or Castilla.

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Like every other player he is going to have his ups and downs over the course of a season, but I think he has a major league bat and I would like to see him get a chance. Offensively, I dont think he could have done worse than Blum or Castilla.

Just as a reminder, Leone is a 29-year-old who has a combined total of 184 hits in 688 Triple-A at-bats for a .267 average. He's a good fastball hitter, but is far from a great prospect (even if you ignore his defense).

The earliest either of them is going to move is some time after the draft. They have five guys who have a legitimate shot at developing into offensive contributors in the big leagues on that roster (the club seems to think that count may be as high as seven, but I don't buy either Hundley or Sansoe just yet), but all of them have good-sized questions to answer as well. Their movement will depend not just on their own accomplishments, but what happens in front of them in the system. Brief thoughts on each:

Venable - great athlete, hugely improved over where he was even 8 months ago. But, he only had about 300 career college at-bats because of the basketball schedule and he has a lot of games to play. He has the advantage of being a clubhouse rat growing up and, from everything I've heard, he knows the game really well for someone without a huge amount of competition against higher-level talent. My guess is that he'll join Elsinore somewhere around July 1, staying in right field.

Blanks - Among the youngest players in the league (he'll turn 20 a week after the minor league season ends), he's second in average and on-base percentage and batting average, and fourth in slugging. Dude also is slick around first base. With no significant prospects in front of him (no offense if Tim Brown's family reads this board!), my guess is he's the first to move and does so a day or two after the draft. He still has to use his lower body a little better in his swing, but when you can swing only with your arms and hit it 450 to dead center field (a trick I saw him pull on a 65 MPH batting practice pitch this spring)...

Nic Crosta - Another guy who's a solid right fielder, Grady loves this guy and whatever happened during his senior year seems to be well behind him. He's one of my three picks for breakout performer of the year among position players in the system and could actually move up to Elsinore before Venable. I think Venable's the better prospect long-term overall, but Crosta could, if everything went perfectly, be a legitimate #5 hitter playing left field. He is old for the league, so that's why I think he might move faster.

Seth Johnston - in a town that loved Mark Loretta, there's actually a pretty good comp for the former CWS MVP. He's striking out a bit more than a middle infielder without 30-HR pop should, and he's had some errors that should disappear as he gets more accustomed to second base (he moved from shortstop because of range questions), but he could be a .300 hitter with 25-30 doubles a year in the #2 slot of a lineup somewhere around the start of the decade.

Daryl Jones - Everyone agreed when they took him in the third round in 2004 that the kid had lightning in his wrists, but he struggle all last year. Turns out the ankle injury that ended his 2004 season wasn't fully healed and a bunch of people (including some dork using my name on this board!) tabbed him as a guy to watch as a bust. I think it's safe to say he's feeling better now! I'm sure the org will be very slow with him. While Blanks gets all the attention for his age, remember that Daryl's just nine days older. I imagine he'll stay put all season.

Speaking of the draft RP is Mike Goetz OF someone who can slip to the Padres spot in the 1st... or am I just wishfully thinking... .526 BA leading all Div I schools sounds like a kid who may be ready to go from College to the Pros --like Horner and Winfield

The earliest either of them is going to move is some time after the draft. They have five guys who have a legitimate shot at developing into offensive contributors in the big leagues on that roster (the club seems to think that count may be as high as seven, but I don't buy either Hundley or Sansoe just yet), but all of them have good-sized questions to answer as well. Their movement will depend not just on their own accomplishments, but what happens in front of them in the system. Brief thoughts on each:

Venable - great athlete, hugely improved over where he was even 8 months ago. But, he only had about 300 career college at-bats because of the basketball schedule and he has a lot of games to play. He has the advantage of being a clubhouse rat growing up and, from everything I've heard, he knows the game really well for someone without a huge amount of competition against higher-level talent. My guess is that he'll join Elsinore somewhere around July 1, staying in right field.

Blanks - Among the youngest players in the league (he'll turn 20 a week after the minor league season ends), he's second in average and on-base percentage and batting average, and fourth in slugging. Dude also is slick around first base. With no significant prospects in front of him (no offense if Tim Brown's family reads this board!), my guess is he's the first to move and does so a day or two after the draft. He still has to use his lower body a little better in his swing, but when you can swing only with your arms and hit it 450 to dead center field (a trick I saw him pull on a 65 MPH batting practice pitch this spring)...

Nic Crosta - Another guy who's a solid right fielder, Grady loves this guy and whatever happened during his senior year seems to be well behind him. He's one of my three picks for breakout performer of the year among position players in the system and could actually move up to Elsinore before Venable. I think Venable's the better prospect long-term overall, but Crosta could, if everything went perfectly, be a legitimate #5 hitter playing left field. He is old for the league, so that's why I think he might move faster.

Seth Johnston - in a town that loved Mark Loretta, there's actually a pretty good comp for the former CWS MVP. He's striking out a bit more than a middle infielder without 30-HR pop should, and he's had some errors that should disappear as he gets more accustomed to second base (he moved from shortstop because of range questions), but he could be a .300 hitter with 25-30 doubles a year in the #2 slot of a lineup somewhere around the start of the decade.

Daryl Jones - Everyone agreed when they took him in the third round in 2004 that the kid had lightning in his wrists, but he struggle all last year. Turns out the ankle injury that ended his 2004 season wasn't fully healed and a bunch of people (including some dork using my name on this board!) tabbed him as a guy to watch as a bust. I think it's safe to say he's feeling better now! I'm sure the org will be very slow with him. While Blanks gets all the attention for his age, remember that Daryl's just nine days older. I imagine he'll stay put all season.

RP, that is some great stuff. I am keenly following Blanks, Jones, Johnston, and Venable, among others. I'm hoping that Headley can join this group as well, and his 3 for 4 night tonight raised his batting average 10+ points.

Maybe the system isn't as barren as once thought. Hopefully this draft will turn the system completely around and make it a strength.

RP, that is some great stuff. I am keenly following Blanks, Jones, Johnston, and Venable, among others. I'm hoping that Headley can join this group as well, and his 3 for 4 night tonight raised his batting average 10+ points.

Maybe the system isn't as barren as once thought. Hopefully this draft will turn the system completely around and make it a strength.

Actually I think our system is pretty loaded.. at low A, A and AA.... AAA is where we need more youth, and talent.. (although we seem pretty loaded in relief pitching at AAA)...

A big difference from where this system was a year ago.... and I can't wait to see the changes a yr from now... Keep it up Grady..

Speaking of the draft RP is Mike Goetz OF someone who can slip to the Padres spot in the 1st... or am I just wishfully thinking... .526 BA leading all Div I schools sounds like a kid who may be ready to go from College to the Pros --like Horner and Winfield

My knowledge of draft prospects is pretty limited, but I'd be SHOCKED if Mike Goetz is taken in the first three rounds. NCAA batting average lead as an isolated stat is a lousy way to try to project draft picks, and an even worse way to project future professional success. Just for fun, take a look at the 2001 NCAA batting average leaders. Only one of the top 15 is still hitting in the minors.
In 2004, Caleb Moore lead the NCAA in batting average and doubles - and went undrafted as a junior (he wound up going to the Twins in the fifth round in 2005).
From the VERY little that I know of him, Goetz is definitely a Grady kind of guy because he walks a lot and has some solid doubles totals, but he's been playing against low level of competition, didn't do much when he went to a wood-bat summer league, and is just 5'9", 175. You probably want to start your comps much closer to Josh Alley than Dave Winfield.